US10458142B1 - Anti-loosening endcap for utility crossarm - Google Patents
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- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
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- F16B21/06—Releasable fastening devices with snap-action
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- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60M—POWER SUPPLY LINES, AND DEVICES ALONG RAILS, FOR ELECTRICALLY- PROPELLED VEHICLES
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
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- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
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- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
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- the present invention relates to the technical field of electric power equipment, and specifically, to an endcap for utility crossarm.
- endcaps When a composite tube is used as a utility crossarm, endcaps need to be mounted on two ends of the composite tube. Because the crossarm is used in the open air and is exposed to the sun and rain, it should be ensured that the endcaps of the crossarm do not fall off. However, it is difficult to ensure that commonly used endcaps are firmly mounted and do not fall off during long-term use.
- a technical problem to be resolved by the present invention is to provide an anti-loosening endcap for the utility crossarm.
- An anti-loosening endcap of the crossarm includes an endcap body inserted into the crossarm, where a channel perpendicular to an inner wall of the crossarm is disposed inside the endcap body, one end of the channel is open, a pointed head pin is slidably disposed in the channel, the pointed head of the pointed head pin faces the inner wall of the crossarm, the endcap is further provided with an axial through passage, the passage and the channel intersect at a tail portion of the pointed head pin, and a corresponding pin is provided for the passage.
- two ends of the channel are open.
- two-pointed head pins in opposite directions are disposed in each channel, and the passage intersects with the channels at a channel center.
- the passage is provided with a counterbore on an outer end face of the endcap.
- the endcap is easy to mount and highly universal because the pin can be simply driven into the passage by using a universal hammer, without requiring any special tool.
- the pointed head pin is jabbed from the inner wall of the crossarm without damaging outer surface of the crossarm.
- the present invention has the following beneficial effects:
- the pin is driven into the passage, and the pin presses the tail portion of the pointed head pin, so that the pointed head of the pointed head pin pierces the inner wall of the crossarm, thereby providing an effect of locking the endcap and preventing the endcap from loosening and falling off from the crossarm.
- the endcap is easy to mount and highly universal because the pin can be simply driven into the passage by using a hammer, without requiring any special tool.
- the pointed head pin is jabbed from the inner wall of the crossarm without damaging outer surface of the crossarm.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic transverse cross-sectional view according to a first embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 2 is a schematic layout diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention in a fixed state
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of channels of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- a channel 3 perpendicular to an inner wall of a crossarm is disposed inside an endcap body that is of an endcap 2 and that is inserted into the crossarm 1 , there are two channels 3 intersecting with each other at a center, and two ends of the channel 3 are open.
- Two-pointed head pins 5 in opposite directions are slidably disposed in each channel 3 , and a pointed head of the pointed head pin 5 faces the inner wall of the crossarm 1 .
- the endcap 2 is further provided with an axial through passage 4 , the passage 4 intersects with an intersecting point of the two channels 3 , and passage 4 is provided with a counterbore 7 on an outer end face of the endcap 2 .
- a corresponding pin 6 is provided for the passage 4 .
- FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 each show a non-fixed state of the endcap 2 .
- the pointed head pins 5 are located in the channels 3 , and tail portions of the pointed head pins are in contact with each other.
- the pin presses the tail portions of the pointed head pins 5 , so that the pointed head pins 5 are jabbed into the inner wall of the crossarm 1 in the channels 3 , and the pointed heads of the pointed head pins 5 pierce the inner wall of the crossarm 1 , thereby providing an effect of locking the endcap and preventing the endcap from loosening and falling off.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic layout diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention in a fixed state.
- pin 6 is shown in a driven state into passage 4 , the pin presses the tail portions of the pointed head pins 5 , so that the pointed head pins 5 are jabbed into the inner wall of crossarm 1 in the channels 3 (referring to FIG. 1 ), and the pointed heads of the pointed head pins 5 pierce the inner wall of the crossarm 1 , thereby providing an effect of locking the endcap and preventing the endcap from loosening and falling off.
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